THE INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE (APPOINTMENT BY INDUCTION) REGULATIONS, 2013 ********* (Incorporating Amendments of 31-12-1997, 25-7-2000, 31.01.2005 & 13.10.2005) In pursuance of sub-rule (1) of rule 8 of the Indian Administrative Service (Recruitment) Rules, 1954, the Central Government, in consultation with the State Governments and the Union Public Service Commission, hereby makes the following regulations namely: 1. SHORT TITLE:- These regulations may be called the Indian Administrative Service (Appointment by Induction) Regulations, 2012. 2. DEFINITIONS:- 2(1). In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) 'Cadre Officer' means a member of the Service; (b) 'Cadre Post' means any of the posts specified as such in the regulations made under sub-rule (1) of rule 4 of the Cadre Rules; (c) 'Cadre Rules' means the Indian Administrative Service (Cadre) Rules, 1954; (d) 'Examination' means the 'examination' as defined in regulation 4; (e) 'Committee' means the Committee set up in accordance with regulation 5 3: (f) 'Board' means the Board set up in accordance with regulation 6; (g) 'Commission' means the Union Public Service Commission; (h) 'Recruitment Rules' means the Indian Administrative Service (Recruitment) Rules, 1954; (i) 'Schedule' means a Schedule appended to these regulations; (j) 'Service' means the Indian Administrative Service; (k) 'State' means a state Specified in the First Schedule to the Constitution and includes a Union Territory; (1) 'State Civil Service' means: (i) for the purpose of filling up the vacancies in the Indian Administrative Service Cadre of the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories under rule 9 of the Recruitment Rules, any of the following services, namely:- (a) the Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands Civil Service; (b) the Goa Civil Service; (c) the Pondicherry Civil Service (d) the Mizoram Civil Service; (e) the Arunachal Pradesh Civil Service. Page 1 of 8 (ii) in all other cases, any service or services, approved for purposes of the Recruitment Rules by the Central Government in consultation with the State Government, a member of which normally holds, for purposes of revenue and general administration, charge of a sub-division of a district or a post of higher responsibility. (k) 'State Government' means: (i) in relation to a State in respect of which a separate cadre of the service exists, the Government of such State ; and (ii) in relation to a group of States in respect of which a Joint Cadre of the Service is constituted, the Joint Cadre Authority; (iii) in relation to a group of Union Territories, and in respect of which a joint cadre of the service is constituted, the Central Government. (1) `Year' means the period commencing on the first day of January and ending on 31 st day of December of the same year. 2(2). All other words and expressions used in these regulations but not defined shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Recruitment Rules. 3. METHOD TO MAKE SELECTION: - The selection shall be made through a four stage process carrying a maximum of 1000 Marks as follows: (a) a common written examination having maximum 400 marks [40% weightage], (b) Consideration of additional length of service rendered by an officer in State Civil Service having maximum 200 marks [20% weightage r@, 1% per year in excess of minimum length of service as per regulation 8] (c) Assessment of service records by a Committee set up in accordance with regulation (5) having maximum 250 marks [25% weightage], and (d) Interview by a Board set up in accordance with regulation (6) having maximum 150 marks [15% weightage]. Number of members of the State Civil Services who shall be called for the ,written examination will be five times the substantive vacancies in the order of seniority in that service. Out of such members who appear for the examination, on the basis of marks obtained in the written examination and marks assigned for length of service rendered, a number of officers upto 2.5 times the number of substantive vacancies shall be shortlisted for assessment of service records and interview. Provided that such restriction five times shall not apply in respect of a state where the total number of eligible officers is less than five times the permissible size of the Select List and in such a case all eligible officers shall be called for the written examination. 4. COMMON WRITTEN EXAMINATION: - Page 2 of 8 There shall be a common written examination having maximum 400 marks for all the eligible State Civil Service officers in the zone of consideration [as specified in regulation 3] conducted by the Commission and such examination shall consist of the following papers: (a) Paper I: Part A- Aptitude Test (100 marks) Part B- General Studies (100 marks) (b) Paper II: Part A: State Specific questions (40 marks) Part B: Service specific questions (160 marks) Both Paper I and Paper II will have objective type questions. The detailed syllabi of the examination shall be laid down by the Commission separately. Venue for the common written examination and detailed calendar for the selection process including written examination, Assessment of service records and interview shall be announced every year by the Commission. The marks obtained by an officer in the written examination shall be added to the marks assigned to him for the length of service rendered at the rate of 10 marks for each completed year of service beyond 8 years upto a maximum of 200 marks. On the basis of the total marks obtained as aforesaid, the officers shall be shortlisted for assessment of service records and interview. 5. CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMITTEE TO MAKE ASSESSMENT OF SERVICE RECORDS 5(1). There shall be constituted for a State Cadre or a Joint Cadre specified in column 2 of Schedule, a Committee, for assessment of service records of the members of State Civil Service shortlisted as per regulation 3, consisting of the Chairman or any other Member of the Commission representing it and other members specified in the corresponding entry of column 3 of the said schedule; Provided that- no member of the Committee other than the Chairman or the Member of the ( i) Commission shall be a person who is not a member of the Service. (ii) the nominees of the Government of India shall not belong to the cadre of the State for which the meeting of the Committee is to be held. (iii) that the Central Government may after consultation with the State Government concerned amend the Schedule. Page 3 of 8 •5(2). The Chairman or the member of the Commission shall preside at all meetings of the Committee. 5(3). The absence of a member, other than the Chairman or Member of the Commission, shall not invalidate the proceedings of the Committee if at least half the members of the Committee excluding the Chairman or the Member of the Commission had attended its meetings. 5(4). The Committee shall make assessment of the service records of preceding five years and, on the basis of assessment of individual service records, grade the officers as 'Outstanding', 'Very Good, 'Good' and 'Unfit' as the case may for each of the preceding five years upto the Select List year. The committee shall assign 50 marks for 'Outstanding', 40 marks for 'Very Good'. 30 marks for 'Good' grading as the case may be for the individual year's assessment and thus arriving at total marks out of maximum 250. Anyone who obtains less than 'Good' grading in any of the assessment years will be 'Unfit' for selection. Similarly an officer shall also be rendered as 'unfit' for selection on account of imposition of penalty/Adverse Remarks. The treatment of penalty/ Adverse remarks will be in terms of internal guidelines of the commission. (Annex —I). 6. CONSTITUTION OF THE INTERVIEW BOARD:- 6(1). The Commission shall constitute for all State Cadres and Joint Cadres a Board for interview of the members of the State Civil Service officers shortlisted as per regulation 3. The interview Board shall be presided over by the Chairman or any other Member of the Commission representing it. Other members of the Interview Board shall be as follows: In respect of a State Cadre or a constituent State of a Joint Cadre: (i) Chief Secretary of the State/constituent State concerned (ii). Seniormost officer of the cadre in the State/ constituent State other than the Chief Secretary (iii) One nominee of the Govt. of India, DOP&T not below the rank of Additional Secretary (iv) One expert nominated by the Commission In respect of a Union Territory segment: (i) Seniormost Chief Secretary of the UT administration (ii) Seniormost officer of the constituent segment serving in the cadre for which interview is held. (iii) One nominee of the Govt. of India. DOP&T not below the rank of Additional Secretary (iv) One expert nominated by the Commission 6(2). The absence of a member, other than the Chairman or Member of the Commission, shall not invalidate the proceedings of the Committee if at least half the members of the Committee Page 4 of 8 'excluding the Chairman or the Member of the Commission had attended its meetings. 6(3). The interview of the officers shall carry maximum 150 marks and shall test the suitability of the officers with reference to the their knowledge and awareness of various topics including knowledge of the Departments in which they have been working , State specific and Service specific rules & laws etc.. Officers are expected to be aware of contemporary and relevant regional/ national and international issues .Some of the qualities to be judged are mental alertness, critical power of assimilation, balance of judgment, ability for social cohesion and leadership, intellectual and moral integrity.